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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Our 2017-2018 executive:Constance C., PresidentBecca M., Vice-PresidentLauron P., SecretaryNick S., TreasurerPast President: Ali B.Winner of the John Graves Simcoe Recognition Award 2017 for Service Clubs.Our new school flag is flying over the town library and in the school foyer. Thanks to all the Builders for their great work at the 50th Anniversary Homecoming.Congratulations to President Ali on winning the Simcoe County School Board character recognition award. 2016-2017 Projects: Goal $2,000Popcorn Day: October 20th, $325. raised. Thank you Cineplex for popcorn donation. Proceeds to Bay Haven Nursing Home for games for seniors.Mustache Day, November 29th, $220. to cancer research.Skip A Meal: Salvation Army Food Bank, March 31st: $50Grade 4 Entrepreneurial Adventure Project:$450. for Sick Kids HospitalMovie Night/Hat Day (April 27th): Parkinson, 50th Anniversary Flag: $434.Car Wash: Postponed to the Fall

Accomplishments 2015/6: $1984

Accomplishments 2014/5: $1550Total Raised: Over $35,000

Our Pledge: I pledge, on my honour, to uphold the objectives of the Builders’ Club: to improve my school, my community, my nation Canada, the global community and myself; to aid those in need, while enhancing the leadership capabilities of myself and others; and to encourage the fellowship of all people.

TheCameron Street Builders' Club has been awarded the 2007 Leadership In Peer Helping Award from the Ontario Peer Helpers Association.

The Club has also won the 2010 Kiwanis International Distinguished Club Award. Winner of the John Graves Simcoe Recognition Award 2017 for Service Club.

The Builders' Club is in its fourteenth year at Cameron. We have over 20 members and meet every month. The club works as a service club. We raise money and use the money to help others in our community and throughout the world and to improve our school. We do this to build character of all of our members. The Club works under the control of the student members with the support and guidance of staff at the school, Mr. Potter and Ms. Murphy, and a representative of the Owen Sound Kiwanis Club, Mrs. Weaver, and Owen Sound Kiwanis Club President, Mrs. Davey.

During our time, for the community, we have donated $217 to the Parkinson's Foundation, $800 to Fort McMurray Relief, $600 to Nepal relief, $1,250 to the Haitian earthquake relief fund, purchased thirteen Sleeping Children kits at $35 each, donated $200 to the seniors at the Collingwood Nursing Home, donated $325 to the seniors at the Bay Haven Seniors Home, donated $175 to Hospice, donated over $600 in money and food to the Salvation Army Food Bank, donated $100 to the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital and $100 to the Hospital for Sick Children, donated $400 for Prostate Cancer Research through a Movember Mustache Day, donated $600 to the Collingwood Humane Society, donated money to the MS Society, collected and sent school supplies to the Dominican Republic and needy children in Collingwood, raised $500 through a car wash to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina and donated to the Red Cross for Japanese earthquake relief. We also donated $275 to the Philippines for typhoon relief. We have also made donations to Habitat for Humanity, and partnered with the BlueMountain Foundation for the Arts on a fund raising project by creating and selling thirty works of student art created by 101 Cameron Street students. Our total donations are well over $5,000.

At CameronStreetSchool, our club started with a scoreboard in our gym in 2003 ($5,500). Since then, we have installed an outdoor display sign ($7,500.), painted and repainted the school's front exterior panels and playground lines (including four square courts). We have also purchased and installed new nets on our basketball hoops. We organized and helped finance major renovations to our kindergarten playground, contributing half of the $9,000 project. We contributed to new stage curtains and lighting. We donated $3,500 to our Promethean interactive whiteboard, replaced the 10x12 screen in the gym and built a sound system storage cupboard on the stage. In partnership with School Council, we have replaced outdoor equipment at a cost to us of $1,200. We also have supported our members by attending the Leadership and Peer Support Camp. Most recently, we have supported the Rocks and Rings program coming to Cameron. For 2017, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school, we have donated two Cameron Street flags and poles at a cost of $269. These projects value is in excess of $35,000.

We have also participated with the Kiwanis Club in the Santa Claus Parade, and a skip-a-lunch event at school which promotes world hunger awareness. We have helped send students to Leadership Camp also. Our goal is to have fun and apply character education to the everyday lives of our members.

11. We have also
received $500 grant for a butterfly garden around our outdoor sign, and
hopefully some improvements to the front entrance. Builders will be asked to assist and help at
the reunion on May 13th.

12. Mr. Potter announced
one of our flags will be flying in front of the town library to celebrate the
50th reunion.

8. Old Business: Mr. Potter reported that he nominated Ali for
the county character award. Good luck to
Ali.

9. New
Business: Skip A Meal will be Friday,
March 31st, second break.
Students will go outside or gym depending on weather during nutrition
break. Food donations for the Salvation
Army will be collected, and $1 for each participant will also be donated to the
Food Bank. Students were asked to
submit a video to attach to Friday’s announcement.

10. Movie Night will
be April 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Movie will be Pets. This will
also be school Hat Day. Proceeds to
Parkinson’s and the school flags.

12. We have also
received $500 grant for a butterfly garden around our outdoor sign, and
hopefully some improvements to the front entrance. Builders will be asked to assist and help at
the reunion on May 13th.

13. Mr. Potter
challenged members to perform a simple act of kindness this week.

4. Correspondence: We have just been informed that the Builders’ Club has won the John Simcoe Recognition Award for Service Clubs for 2017. Presentation will be on Sunday, March 5th, from 11:30 – 1 at Station on the Green in Creemore.

8. New Business: Skip A Meal will be Friday, March 31st, second break. Students will go outside or gym depending on weather during nutrition break. Food donations for the Salvation Army will be collected, and $1 for each participant will also be donated to the Food Bank.

9. Movie Night will be April 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Movie will be Pets. This will also be school Hat Day. Proceeds to Parkinson’s and the school flags.

11. We have also received $500 grant for a butterfly garden around our outdoor sign, and hopefully some improvements to the front entrance. Builders will be asked to assist and help at the reunion on May 13th.

6. Old Business: Mrs. Murphy displayed the new 50th
anniversary Cameron flag. All the pizza
was eaten at our holiday party.

7. Goal post repair is cancelled due to upcoming
school addition.

8. New
Business: Skip A Meal will be Friday,
March 31st, second break.
Students will go outside or gym depending on weather during nutrition
break. Food donations for the Salvation
Army will be collected, and $1 for each participant will also be donated to the
Food Bank.

9. Movie Night will
be April 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Movie will be Pets. This will
also be school Hat Day. Proceeds to
Parkinson’s and the school flags.

11. The School Flag
will be presented at Thursday’s assembly.
Members of the Builders will present to administration. We have also received $500 grant for a
butterfly garden around our outdoor sign, and hopefully some improvements to
the front entrance. Builders will be
asked to assist and help at the reunion on May 13th.

6. Old Business: Mr. Potter spoke that flags were on order. They will match the design of the
banner. Cost is $269.06. Art work for 50th anniversary will
be used in the new year, but weren’t up to the quality to be used for the
flags.

1. Call to order by Ali.

2. Welcome to guests, and new Kiwanis Advisor,
Mrs. Weaver. Congratulations to Mrs.
Davey on becoming Kiwanis president.
Welcome to new executive. Emilee has moved, V-P position to be filled next meeting.